Research on Structure of BOM in Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

One of the basic concerns of Bill of Materials(BOM) is how to satisfy the conflict requirements between the system maintenance and its running efficiency. Regarding to the concern, the importance of the BOM structure and related disassemble arithmetic are addressed in order to ensure ERP system running accurately, smoothly and efficiently. Two common BOM structures are analyzed from the view of maintenance and efficiency. Based on the result of the analysis, a comprehensive BOM structure is presented and through a practical case, its improvement is demonstrated.